[Home button] Table 39. Live births by method of delivery and rates of cesarean delivery and vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery, by race and Hispanic origin of mother of mother: United States, 1989-1996 Cesarean Births by method of delivery delivery rate Rate of vaginal Vaginal Cesarean cesarean Year and race birth and Hispanic After after origin of All previous Not previous mother births Total cesarean Total Primary Repeat stated Total1Primary2 cesarean3 All races4 1996 3,891,494 3,061,092 116,045 797,119503,724 293,395 33,283 20.7 14.6 28.3 1995 3,899,589 3,063,724 112,439 806,722510,104 296,618 29,143 20.8 14.7 27.5 1994 3,952,767 3,087,576 110,341 830,517520,647 309,870 34,674 21.2 14.9 26.3 1993 4,000,240 3,098,796 103,581 861,987539,251 322,736 39,457 21.8 15.3 24.3 1992 4,065,014 3,100,710 97,549 888,622554,662 333,960 75,682 22.3 15.6 22.6 1991 4,110,907 3,100,891 90,690 905,077569,195 335,882 104,939 22.6 15.9 21.3 19905 4,110,563 3,111,421 84,299 914,096575,066 339,030 85,046 22.7 16.0 19.9 19896 3,798,734 2,793,463 71,019 826,955521,873 305,082 178,316 22.8 16.1 18.9 White 1996 3,093,057 2,434,079 93,783 631,409395,851 235,558 27,569 20.6 14.5 28.5 1995 3,098,885 2,435,292 90,940 639,818401,098 238,720 23,876 20.8 14.6 27.6 1994 3,121,004 2,435,965 88,471 656,400407,946 248,454 28,639 21.2 14.8 26.3 1993 3,149,833 2,435,229 82,995 682,355423,540 258,815 32,249 21.9 15.3 24.3 1992 3,201,678 2,434,959 77,977 705,841437,398 268,443 60,878 22.5 15.7 22.5 1991 3,241,273 2,434,900 72,564 723,088452,534 270,554 83,285 22.9 16.1 21.1 19905 3,252,473 2,453,857 67,191 732,713458,656 274,057 65,903 23.0 16.1 19.7 19896 3,022,537 2,212,843 56,851 667,114418,177 248,937 142,580 22.8 16.1 18.9 White, non-Hispanic 1996 2,358,989 1,851,058 73,973 485,530308,482 177,048 22,401 20.8 14.8 29.5 1995 2,382,638 1,867,024 72,124 496,103313,933 182,170 19,511 21.0 14.9 28.4 1994 2,438,855 1,896,609 71,597 518,021324,236 193,785 24,225 21.5 15.1 27.0 1993 2,472,031 1,902,433 67,536 542,013338,236 203,777 27,585 22.2 15.6 24.9 19928 2,527,207 1,916,414 63,828 566,788352,470 214,318 44,005 22.8 16.0 22.9 19918 2,589,878 1,941,726 60,174 587,802368,721 219,081 60,350 23.2 16.4 21.5 19905,9 2,626,500 1,972,754 55,952 603,467378,508 224,959 50,279 23.4 16.5 19.9 19896,10 2,526,367 1,806,753 47,559 556,585349,858 206,727 163,029 23.6 16.6 18.7 Black 1996 594,781 462,378 16,866 128,357 82,646 45,711 4,046 21.7 15.6 27.0 1995 603,139 468,984 16,224 130,482 84,441 46,041 3,673 21.8 15.7 26.1 1994 636,391 493,879 16,970 138,06788,636 49,431 4,445 21.8 15.7 25.6 1993 658,875 509,816 16,179 143,45291,677 51,775 5,607 22.0 15.7 23.8 1992 673,633 514,929 15,382 146,48093,165 53,315 12,224 22.1 15.7 22.4 1991 682,602 519,047 14,213 145,58392,645 52,938 17,972 21.9 15.5 21.2 19905 679,236 516,581 13,496 146,47293,476 52,996 16,183 22.1 15.7 20.3 19896 611,147 452,291 11,104 127,90782,695 45,212 30,319 22.0 15.8 19.7 Black, non-Hispanic 1996 578,099 449,544 16,322 124,836 80,457 44,379 3,719 21.7 15.7 26.9 1995 587,781 457,104 15,721 127,171 82,395 44,776 3,506 21.8 15.7 26.0 1994 619,198 480,551 16,478 134,526 86,411 48,115 4,121 21.9 15.7 25.5 1993 641,273 496,333 15,675 139,702 89,315 50,387 5,238 22.0 15.7 23.7 19928 657,450 502,669 14,950 143,153 91,086 52,067 11,628 22.2 15.7 22.3 19918 666,758 507,522 13,847 142,417 90,664 51,753 16,819 21.9 15.5 21.1 19905,9 679,236 503,720 13,157 142,838 91,175 51,663 15,143 22.1 15.7 20.3 19896,10 611,269 440,310 10,726 125,290 81,177 44,113 45,669 22.2 15.9 19.6 Hispanic7 1996 701,339 558,105 18,491 139,554 83,392 56,162 3,680 20.0 13.4 24.8 1995 679,768 539,731 17,396 136,640 82,662 53,978 3,397 20.2 13.7 24.4 1994 665,026 525,928 16,206 135,569 81,961 53,608 3,529 20.5 13.9 23.2 1993 654,418 514,493 14,586 136,279 82,576 53,703 3,646 20.9 14.2 21.4 19928 643,271 494,338 13,111 133,369 81,211 52,158 15,564 21.2 14.4 20.1 19918 623,085 472,126 11,615 129,752 80,228 49,524 21,207 21.6 14.8 19.0 19905,9 661,701 458,242 10,395 122,969 76,027 46,942 13,862 21.2 14.5 18.1 19896,10 532,249 385,462 8,549 105,268 64,905 40,363 41,519 21.5 14.7 17.5 1 Percent of all live births by cesarean delivery. 2 Number of primary cesareans per 100 live births to women who have not had a previous cesarean. 3 Number of vaginal births after previous cesarean delivery per 100 live births to women with a previous cesarean delivery. 4 Includes races other than white and black. 5 Excludes data for Oklahoma, which did not report method of delivery on the birth certificate. 6 Excludes data for Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, and Oklahoma, which did not report method of delivery on the birth certificate. 7 Persons of Hispanic orgin may be of any race. 8 Excludes data for New Hampshire which did not report Hispanic origin. 9 Excludes data for New Hampshire and Oklahoma which did not report Hispanic origin. 10 Excludes data for Louisiana,New Hampshire, and Oklahoma, which did not report Hispanic origin. Suggested citation: Ventura SJ, Martin JA, Mathews TJ, Clarke SC. Advance report of final natality statistics, 1996. Monthly vital statistics report; vol 46 no 11,supp, p. 74. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 1998. (The NCHS Web site contains instructions to download the AcrobatÆ reader required to view this publication.) About NCHS | News Releases | What's New Publications and Information Products | (CDC) Privacy Policy Notice Coming Events | Data Warehouse | FASTATS A to Z Search | How To... | Other Sites | Employment Frequent Questions | E-mail | Customer Satisfaction Survey Surveys and Data Collection Systems CDC | Text-based Table of Contents [Home button] Updated 12/2/98